LAM DONG – Stepping into the forest of red leaves in D’ran, Xuan Thuong’s group felt like they were in the middle of Europe.
Nguyen Xuan Thuong, born in 1997, now lives and works in D’ran, shared about the journey of camping to see red leaves, for tourists who like romance.
Located at the gateway to Da Lat , the land of D’ran in the Don Duong district is quite wild. If anyone has ever read “The Story of the Old D’ran” by Lam Trung Chau, they will know a dreamy D’ran where everyone has heard the name once but it is difficult to imagine.
D’ran got its name from the French period. The town is geographically located between the two passes of D’ran and Ngoan Muc. Therefore, people also call D’ran the town with the back of the pass. D’ran is not famous in the tourism world and Don Duong district is not as developed as other districts, so D’ran retains much of the wildness of nature and genuine people.
With the motto of leaving without a schedule, a group of 7 people from Thuong gathered in D’ran a day before to inquire about information about suitable places for camping. Thuong said, there are many camping areas in D’ran, including Taly Pass D’ran, P’ro Ngo, Lam Tuyen hill, Ong Cop temple, Da Man forest gate, Chau Son pine hill, valley Flowers… The whole group was led by the natives to a lakeside area with many red leaves, a beautiful scene like a fairy tale. “I go to the forest when I feel insecure or uncertain, and I believe that nature does not disappoint those who are looking for it,” Thuong said.
Thuong’s group left motorbikes at a homestay, trekking to reach the campsite. The road is quiet, weaving between the ancient pine forests, through a few clear streams, leading straight down to the lake. At the end of the road is a calm lake, also where the group stopped to camp. In addition to gathering to talk, BBQ and have fun, take pictures, the highlight of this journey is that each person will spend some time apart, sitting in a corner to meditate, connect with nature, let nature heals the soul.
D’ran is beautiful all year round, each season is favored by nature. Visitors coming here can experience the mushroom season, tangerine season, persimmon season, forest season-changing leaves… Only the rainy season will make camping difficult. The birds change their leaves, deep in the forest. Trees in the season change young leaves, the young leaves are replaced with other colors, initially orange, pink, red, then turn to ripe plum and then green. The red leaves are also the reason why the group chose to come here because they help the stream banks become picturesque. Leaves begin to color in early February and turn green in mid-May.
Having experience camping in many forests in Vietnam, Thuong said that places with red leaves are very few or if there are few, for example, some places have maple leaves . Therefore, when they reached D’ran, the group thought they were lost in a forest in Europe. “Like a fairy tale,” Thuong recalled.
The scene evoked many emotions for them. “Red leaves are an expression of the beginning, it also reminds me of new roads or the next journey, how to keep the red blood in the person always enthusiastic, creating many values to contribute to the beauty of the world. beautiful for this lifelike those changing colors”, Thuong recalled the moment when he and nature became one.
Notes when camping
As with normal camping trips, campers should prepare warm clothing and insect repellant. There is an insect here called a yellow fly, biting on it will cause itching. This area is unspoiled, you should contact someone who knows the way or a local person to guide you, do not go by yourself if you do not know the location well. Some suggestions for local people to lead the way are Facebook Son Trac or Facebook Anh Da Trang .
D’ran has a clean water source for use because people go to the fields to carry upstream water for irrigation, but there is no electricity or phone signal. Visitors who determine camping in D’ran will temporarily forget about daily life and enjoy the beautiful nature. Some outdoor activities that can be referred to here are playing swings, eating BBQ, rowing SUP…
The total cost for the trip is from 2 to 3.5 million VND per person, including the cost of moving to D’ran, meals and expenses for the forest guide and tent rental services for the 2-day trip. one night.
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